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Fuller, Trevor K.,

Environmental justice and activism in Indianapolis / Trevor K. Fuller. - 1 online resource (153 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Environmental injustice -- Environmental justice review -- Learning the injustice : distribution and response -- Railroads, race, and water : the development of two Indianapolis neighborhoods -- Socio-environments of Indianapolis, West Indianapolis, and Martindale-Brightwood -- Individual drivers of activism : the role of place attachment, social capital and perceptions in prompting environmental activism -- Politics of pollution : government and non-governmental influence on community-based environmental activism -- Conclusion: Co-opting environmental justice -- Appendix A: Resident survey -- Appendix B: Interview questions.

ISBN: 9780739188408 (e-book)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Environmental justice--Indiana--Indianapolis.
Environmentalism--Indiana--Indianapolis.
African Americans--Politics and government.--Indiana--Indianapolis
African American political activists--Indiana--Indianapolis.
African Americans--Social conditions.--Indiana--Indianapolis
Hazardous substances--Environmental aspects--Indiana--Indianapolis.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Indianapolis (Ind.)--Environmental conditions.
Indianapolis (Ind.)--Politics and government.
Indianapolis (Ind.)--Race relations.
Indianapolis (Ind.)--Economic conditions.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: GE235.I53 / F85 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 363.7009772/52